Pats/Denver thread - snow in forecast (merge)

[Moose Of Woe]

HOW IS HE THAT WIDE OPEN ON 3RD AND 11

 

Just way too easy. Just wow.

Because genius Del Rio.

[-JJ-]

Heyyy, there's Amendola earning that $5.5 mill a year.. with his 6th catch of the season lol

hey that only a little less than a million per catch

[PeterBowman]

Hmmmm when they blitz they fetvto Brady.....but have rarely done it

[buffalo34]

Of course Gronk somehow comes down with that.....why wouldn't he?

[Moose Of Woe]

Oh wow. Any questions about Denver's secondary have been flat out exposed like a gaping wound tonight. I thought they were above average, but they look absolutely miserable against a QB who decides to keep going at them instead of handing off against Denver's great run defense. Rivers to ONE GUY GATES all night tipped their hand, and now this.

 

By the way Del Rio, 4 man rush still not getting it done 4 quarters in. Might want to, I don't know, try something else. Not that it matters now.

[Malakai432]

Sheesh, this ones not as exciting as I thought it would be lol...  I was hoping to see this great game.  Balt/Pitts should be much better hopefully.

[LordHelpOurColts]

Gronk is literally walking around with two catcher's mitts on his hands

[buffalo34]

Oh wow. Any questions about Denver's secondary have been flat out exposed like a gaping wound tonight.

 

By the way Del Rio, 4 man rush still not getting it done 4 quarters in. Might want to, I don't know, try something else. Not that it matters now.

 

I think at this point the Broncos defense (mostly their DBs) will be facing charges, mainly multiple counts of indecent exposure....right?

[Moose Of Woe]

Hmmmm when they blitz they fetvto Brady.....but have rarely done it

You'd make a better defensive coach than Del Rio. I wish I were joking.

[PeterBowman]

Wow Miller had inside technique and Gronk still smoked him on the slant

[LordHelpOurColts]

On that play, the corner needs to be looking at the QB. Terrible defense

[Moose Of Woe]

Hey Denver made a defensive play in the passing game. Too bad it was on a two point conversion in garbage time.

 

NE will light Denver up for a 50 burger by game's end. Denver's passing defense needs as much of a gut/reality check as ours does. Dumping Del Rio would be a good start.

[JerodMayo51]

Wow look at that company Gronk is in...  Lance, Moss, Rice... 

[JerodMayo51]

Where is Julius Thomas?  He's been a ghost all game long.

[Gabriel Alexander Morillo]

Who could have foreseen this? 

[Malakai432]

Wow what a catch by Thomas.

[JerodMayo51]

Yikes.. 1st 40 yard pass play given up by the Pats all season.

[JerodMayo51]

Sanders covered by an undrafted rookie... What is going on? Where is Dennard and Logan Ryan.

[LordHelpOurColts]

Sanders is amazing

[Moose Of Woe]

Who could have foreseen this? 

 

There's a thread talking about Denver's considerable weaknesses. Namely their coaches, special teams, running game, and passing defense.

[JerodMayo51]

HUGE 4th AND GOAL HERE!

[MTC]

Even if they score, there's no way they can come back.

[JerodMayo51]

phew.. that was close

[Gavin]

Who could have foreseen this? 

People that know that Denver wr's cant handle Corners jamming them well and getting physical consistently, They could stand for a Anquan Boldinn type wr, That could put them over the top, They don't have that physical wr

[Fx Stryker]

Home team wins. Almost every time. This game is no surprise.

[akcolt]

Who could have foreseen this? 

Anyone who watch's Manning vs Brady that isn't a Colts fan this will put it at Brady 11 Manning 5 I believe easy money

[LordHelpOurColts]

WHY WHY WHY throw it to Tamme???????

[Moose Of Woe]

People that know that Denver wr's cant handle Corners jamming them well and getting physical consistently, They could stand for a Anquan Boldinn type wr

Denver's passing attack is the least of their concerns. Well, actually their run defense is but their passing attack is the second best aspect of the team.

 

Run defense: A+

Running offense: D (When you consider how good the passing game is, this is more like an F considering teams always play the pass)

Passing attack: A-

Passing defense: C-

Special teams: F

Coaching: F

[Gabriel Alexander Morillo]

People that know that Denver wr's cant handle Corners jamming them well and getting physical consistently, They could stand for a Anquan Boldinn type wr

I'm just stroking my ego based on my 20 point Pats blowout prediction. Knew this would happen. 

[jvan1973]

People that know that Denver wr's cant handle Corners jamming them well and getting physical consistently, They could stand for a Anquan Boldinn type wr, That could put them over the top, They don't have that physical wr

Thomas and Sanders are both over a hundred yards. The problem is not the WRs. They can't run the ball and can't get off the field in third down

[JerodMayo51]

Wow wheres the flag, they were all over Lafell!

[Gavin]

Denver's passing attack is the least of their concerns. Well, actually their run defense is but their passing attack is the second best aspect of the team.

Until they play Corners that can press or a team that will get physical they will be good/great

[Malakai432]

@ Sanfran.......

[Moose Of Woe]

Thomas and Sanders are both over a hundred yards. The problem is not the WRs. They can't run the ball and can't get off the field in third down

And competent coaches that realize what they're doing. When something doesn't work, you change it up. Not keep doing the same thing that's getting your butts kicked.

 

Forget QB's...I think there is a serious drought of good coaches in the league. I'm not sure if BB is a genius or just has more common sense than the majority of these guys.

[akcolt]

Denver's passing attack is the least of their concerns. Well, actually their run defense is but their passing attack is the second best aspect of the team.

 

Run defense: A+

Running offense: D (When you consider how good the passing game is, this is more like an F considering teams always play the pass)

Passing attack: A-

Passing defense: C-

Special teams: F

Coaching: F

Come on everyone had Denver on the road to Az they signed all these great FA's on D now it's on pass D and the coaches come on Manning doesn't handle pressure well look at his playoff record and what he has done against NE heck go back to college Florida ate him up too

[SilentHill]

alright everyone take a knee the rest of the game, it's over anyway and I need to win Fantasy.

[billgorton]

NE deserves to win, but the TIMING of the penalties vs DEN are just killer

[SilentHill]

21 is killing me, GO FOR THE BALL.

[jvan1973]

Come on everyone had Denver on the road to Az they signed all these great FA's on D now it's on pass D and the coaches come on Manning doesn't handle pressure well look at his playoff record and what he has done against NE heck go back to college Florida ate him up too

Please tell me how often the patriots lose at home to anyone

[Moose Of Woe]

Manning doesn't handle pressure well look at his playoff record and what he has done against NE heck go back to college Florida ate him up too

He's 2-2 against NE in the playoffs, 2-1 in AFC Championship games.

 

Actually, HE isn't, but his teams are.

 

As for tonight:

7 points you can put square on Peyton on a bad pass that sailed to Ninkovich, though ultimately the DEFENSE let NE in to the endzone.

7 points you can put on Welker, though ultimately the DEFENSE let NE in to the end zone.

7 points you can put on special teams, directly.

21+ points you can put solely on defense.

 

Common denominator is the defense has played like a steaming turd against the pass, and the coaches have made zero adjustments. Credit Brady and co. for being great all night, but equal to that Jack Del Rio's ineptitude/stubbornness.